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On November 25, 1960, the Dominican Republic mourned as a jeep lay at the bottom of a ravine, containing the lifeless bodies of Minerva (34), Patria (36), and María Teresa (26) Mirabal. The Mirabel sisters were famously known as "Las Mariposas" or "The Butterflies." The driver, Rufino de la Cruz, did not survive either.
Though it appeared to be a tragic accident, the Dominican people knew all too well that it was an order from Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the President of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961.
Upon learning of the Mariposas' death, family and friends were devastated, none more so than the fourth sister, Bélgica Adela Mirabal, known as Dedé.
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Unlike her activist sisters, Dedé had stayed away from politics due to her disapproving husband. However, despite not being an activist herself, Dedé supported her sisters by caring for their five nieces and nephews when they needed to meet with fellow activists.
After the assassination of her sisters, Dedé transformed their ch